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[synanthrope]

Quiet week, isn't it?

[Saya will never be the first to say no curses but she's thinking it]

I remember something, from long ago. An invasion. Around this time of year. I remember locking the Warehouse.

It was a long time ago, but I was only twenty-six.

I'm sorry the warm weather didn't last longer.

[That's how one uses I'm sorry, right?]

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[synanthrope]

They're surprisingly rare.

[Well, the pecs might have contributed.]

Mostly I like the silence, and the idea of safety.

[blonderazorshiv]

[ They are rather nice, even when bleeding. ]

So like I said. Security-conscious.

[synanthrope]

I suppose I can be.

Don't you value your privacy?

[blonderazorshiv]

Sure. [ He's going by an alias, isn't he? ] But my apartment's not a fortress.

[synanthrope]

If you ever have need for one, you'll know where to go.

[blonderazorshiv]

I guess I will.

Are you the only one who knows how to lock it down?

[synanthrope]

So far.

[blonderazorshiv]

Making sure you don't get locked out?

[synanthrope]

It's impossible to lock me out of anywhere, Mr. Blonde, but especially a building of my own devising.

[blonderazorshiv]

Impossible. [ He's not sure he believes that -- but he can recall her moving incorrectly, and someone had to get him up those stairs. ]

[synanthrope]

Yes. I'm a mechanical engineer, and no building is completely secure.

[There's a pause]

I designed the safe at the bank, you know.

[blonderazorshiv]

[ Now that's interesting. ]

Throw in anything special to surprise some thieves?

[synanthrope]

I'm not allowed to say.

[blonderazorshiv]

Throw in anything special at the Warehouse, then?

[synanthrope]

[A laugh]

Yes.

[blonderazorshiv]

Well hey, if there's an invasion, maybe I'll get to see it in action.

[synanthrope]

You might. The garage has more.

[blonderazorshiv]

Remind me not to forget anything in there, then.

[synanthrope]

[A laugh]

You don't have anything to forget, yet.

[blonderazorshiv]

Sunglasses, maybe.

[synanthrope]

You need a very fancy pair.

[blonderazorshiv]

You want to pick them out?

[synanthrope]

Yes.

[blonderazorshiv]

Works for me.

[synanthrope]

Good, because you don't have any choice.